Hrithik Roshan gears up for War 2 after Fighter's success; says it is more entertaining and interesting

Basking in the success of his recent aerial action thriller, ‘Fighter,’ alongside Deepika Padukone and Anil Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan is gearing up for the much-anticipated ‘War 2.’ 

In an exclusive interview with Pinkvilla, the actor shared insights into his iconic character Kabir, promising a more entertaining and fun portrayal this time.

"Kabir has definitely left a mark. And getting into Kabir’s boots is going to be fun because this time, my challenge is to show Kabir in a different light. A different aspect of him which is going to be interesting,” expressed the Fighter actor when asked about the darker take on Kabir in War 2.

War 2 is the sixth installment in the YRF Spy Universe, following the success of previous films like Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Tiger Zinda Hai (2017), War (2019), Pathaan (2022), and Tiger 3 (2023). Continuing the storyline from Tiger 3, War 2 will lead to the highly-anticipated showdown between Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan in ‘Tiger v/s Pathaan.’

Set to feature Jr NTR as the antagonist, War 2 will see Hrithik Roshan reprising his role as Kabir. Filming is scheduled to commence in February 2024, as per a report by Pinkvilla in December.

As audience showers love on ‘Fighter,’ director Siddharth Anand reveals plans for its sequel. He stated, “Yeah, that audience will decide. Abhi dekhte hain abhi 3 hi din hue hain (We’ll see. It’s been just three days since the film release). I think audience ka pyaar (love) will decide what we will do, and we would love to make Fighter 2 a larger story. We have some great ideas that we want to put it down to.”